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Great Mosque of Aleppo
Great Mosque of Aleppo
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Great Mosque of Aleppo
Great Mosque of Aleppo or the Umayyad Mosque of Aleppo, is the largest and one of the oldest mosques in the city of Aleppo, Syria. It was built by the Umayyad caliph Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik in 717 AD. The mosque was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986 as part of the ancient city of Aleppo.
Site Information
Country: Syria
District: Aleppo Governorate
Category: Mosques and Islamic Buildings
Site History: 8th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Islamic
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Islamic Monuments
World Heritage Site
Part of: Ancient City of Aleppo
Date of Inscription: 1986
Exact Location
Elevation: 379 m
UNESCO
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